First published 2001
Nariman Vakeel, the elderly patriarch of a Bombay family, is slipping into Parkinson's. His bitter stepdaughter Coomy plots to shift his care to her more accommodating half-sister Roxana. But this sets off a chain reaction that unravels the family's past and forces them to confront long-buried truths. As Nariman's condition worsens and tensions rise, the Vakeel clan must decide whether to repair their relationships or let them fall apart.
Genres: family, literary-fiction, contemporary, family-drama
Vibes: emotional, intimate, thought-provoking
Tropes: family-drama, found-family
Setting: Bombay (India)
487 pages · Hardcover · Faber and Faber
Content warnings: mental-illness